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Illegal Drug Impact Areas aka Drug Free Zones

Airs at: Wed, 05/11/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Right To Survive
On 4-20-11, the city of Portland reinstituted the Drug Free Zones, amidst concerns about racial profiling, and misappropriation of funds.  Read more

As the Republic is delivered into the hands of the plutocrats, Abe surveys the wreckage.

Airs at: Tue, 07/12/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor.  Joe Uris is off for the summer.   We truly have passed through the looking glass. With unemployment near 10 percentfor the third straight year, the patricians in Washington haggle over whether corporate jets deserve special tax consideration. In th... Read more

Prison Pipeline w/ Sharon Shannon of the Washington County Re-entry Council Hosted by Peter Pincetl

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This is the first show hosted by the new Prison Pipeline Collective, called together by Ruth Kovacs to continue in her footsteps. Ruth has retired after hosting the show for many years. Thank you Ruth. This  weeks host is Peter Pincetl, former coordinator of Re-entry Organi... Read more

HAUGEN EXECUTION POSTPONEMENT

Airs at: Fri, 07/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 As reported earlier this week, the execution of admitted killer Gary Haugen, scheduled for August 5th in Oregon, has been indefinitely postponed. KBOO reporter Mamie Stevenson spoke with Alex Bassos, a criminal defense attorney, who recently wrote a book about ... Read more

Out Loud celebrates Latino Gay Pride

Airs at: Tue, 07/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
June is typically Pride Month, but our pride won't be contained to one month alone. Our queer community is so awesome, we have three different pride events! Tonight we focus on Latino Gay Pride and we welcome organizers of this festival, including David Martinez, Vanessa L... Read more

A Recap on the State of the Union after 235 Years... Wherefore Art Thou, Liberty?

Airs at: Tue, 07/05/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor; Joe Uris is *still* on vacation... Today, Abe looks at Liberty, or what's left of it, in light of the Independence Day celebrations.     Read more

Ron Coleman, teacher and trainer with the Hearing Voices Movement

Airs at: Mon, 07/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Madness Radio
 Hosted by Will Hall Are voices real -- or are they just auditory hallucinations and sign of mental illness? Is it best to try to control and get rid of voices -- or listen and discover their meaning? After being sexually abused by a priest and in grief at the death of his ... Read more

Positively Revolting 07-01-11 Freedom

Airs at: Fri, 07/01/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
As we approach the 4th of July, Lyn and Ani question what freedom means.  What does it mean to live free? Do we see ourselves as independent? Is that even desirable, or is it a part of the problem: the myth of the rugged individual—feeding alienation and isolation?  How d... Read more

South Asian Americans Leading Together: Deepa Iyer and Afshan Khoja

Airs at: Fri, 07/01/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
In light of the death of Osama Bin Laden, the world has been reflecting on the upcoming ten-year anniversary of September 11lth. While Sarika Mehta was visiting Washington, DC, she sat down with Deepa Iyer and Afshan Khoja from the community activist organization, South Asi... Read more

Ruth's Last Show! Dave's Killer Bread, Dave Dahl

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Ruth Kovac will be loved and missed,  in this last episode she interviews Dave Dahl of Dave's Killer Bread and how his company continues to help ex-con's to get on their feet and stay on the right path. Prison Pipeline will continue to air and stay on the mission of justice,... Read more